JohnHaa Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Dear modellers, Sometimes you find a video on the internet and you think, that wonderful ! I know it sounds like a fairytale. Fortunately the video is still to find on You Tube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQLDzJ4qgUg&t=21s As far as I knew, there was, and still is, no model- kit in 1/48, so I thought give it a try and build it from scratch. And after many years flying in my show-case it still in good condition. I hope you enjoy the recent photographs ! Kind greetings, JohnHaa 38 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Amazing work again John. I always fancied the Model 40 and you absolutely did it justice. As a 72nd scale modeller I have been looking at the 1:72 resin kit but thought that was way too expensive... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Good Gawd...scratch-built. FANTASTIC!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Fantastic!!!! I have the CMR resin in 1/72 in the queue. Such a good-looking plane, such stupendous build! Congratulations Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 This is just amazing to see this scratch built. What a wonderful job you have done, just amazing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Excellent result! For some of BM users it could be interesting, that after civilian services in US mostly as mail machines some Boeings 40 were exported to Latin America and served in army of Honduras or Peru in time of WWII... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Another wonderful masterpiece, and of such a characterful machine. Brilliant modelling. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 A beautiful model of a beautiful aeroplane. Stunning modelling John. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Sokko Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Really fantastic work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 A real stunner. Beautiful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHaa Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 Thank you all for your kind reactions, I am glad you like the pictures. Till next time. With kind regards JohnHaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo Aero Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Superb! One of my all time favorite biplanes. You did it proud. Very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Now that's my kind of subject and you did it justice ! I see you have faithfully copied the restored aircraft, which was presumably your intention as it has quite a few differences compared to the 1920s original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 John, I enjoyed the pics of your fabulous model and the great video as well. You sir, are a master craftsman and scale modeler par excellence! Are there any classic aircraft that you would not scratch-build? Do you have an idea as to how long this Boeing took to build? Thanks, Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHaa Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Dear Folks, Thanks for you kind reactions and comments ! For Roger, you are right, I did just this restored plane, cause by this way, with the videos and photographs, I had good info for all those tiny details. 😉 And for Gary, I don't remember exactly, but a model like this it takes me roughly a month to build, And that are many houres in the evenings and the weekends.....thats modelling ...:-) Of course, there are plenty models I would like to build, particulary the planes with compound round fuselages with fabric covering. I have still to figure out how to build such fuselages and I am not the only one, reading in this forum about that beautiful Fairey Long Range plane. I am working out some ideas. With kind greetings, JohnHaa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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